Abstract:
In a first configuration, a UE receives, from a service provider, a certificate authority list. The certificate authority list is at least one of integrity protected or encrypted based on a credential known by the UE and the service provider and stored on a smartcard in the UE. The UE authenticates a server using the received certificate authority list. In a second configuration, the UE receives a user service discovery/announcement including a reception report configuration and an address of a server. The UE sends a protected reception report to the server based on the reception report configuration. In a third configuration, the UE receives a protected broadcast announcement and communicates based on the broadcast announcement. The broadcast announcement is at least one of integrity protected or encrypted based on a credential known by the UE and stored on a smartcard in the UE.
Abstract:
Securing user-plane data traffic between a device and a packet data network gateway (P-GW) may be accomplished at the device (e.g., chip component, client device) by obtaining, at the device, a first shared key, and obtaining, at the device, a second shared key based on the first shared key. The second shared key may be for securing user-plane data traffic during transit between the device and the P-GW. The second shared key is shared by the device and the P-GW. The data traffic may be secured based on the second shared key to produce first secured data traffic. The first secured data traffic may be sent to the P-GW via an access node. The P-GW and the access node are distinct network entities. The second shared key is unknown to the access node. The P-GW obtains the second shared key from a network entity that is distinct from the device.
Abstract:
Methods, devices, and systems for detecting return-oriented programming (ROP) exploits are disclosed. A system includes a processor, a main memory, and a cache memory. A cache monitor develops an instruction loading profile by monitoring accesses to cached instructions found in the cache memory and misses to instructions not currently in the cache memory. A remedial action unit terminates execution of one or more of the valid code sequences if the instruction loading profile is indicative of execution of an ROP exploit involving one or more valid code sequences. The instruction loading profile may be a hit/miss ratio derived from monitoring cache hits relative to cache misses. The ROP exploits may include code snippets that each include an executable instruction and a return instruction from valid code sequences.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may obtain identification information for a device and may assist in establishing credentials by which the device accesses a wireless network. The UE may establish a connection with the wireless network using its own credentials, and register the device to access the wireless network by associating the identification information for the device with the credentials of the UE. The UE may receive or establish credentials by which the device accesses the wireless network and may communicate these credentials to the device over a local connection. In some cases, the UE may authenticate the device's identification information to determine whether the device is allowed to be registered with the wireless network.
Abstract:
Access by a mobile station to a femto access point (FAP) of a wireless communication system is controlled by an enforcement point in response to mobile station authorization data provided from a storage point that is remote from the FAP. The authorization data is provided in response to FAP authentication data. The authentication data may include a FAP identifier and a message authenticator that the FAP generates by hashing shared secret information. The storage point may provide the authorization data in response to determining that the message authenticator is a hash of the shared secret information.
Abstract:
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication in which provisioning of credentials for network deployments are provided. As such, the method, apparatus, and computer program product may provision a user equipment (UE) even though the UE does not have any valid security credentials, so as to provide access to a network (e.g., a network using a contention based frequency band such as a Long Term Evolution (LTE) Advanced network in the contention based radio frequency band). Accordingly, in some aspects, the present method, apparatus, and computer program product may enable the UE to perform a provisioning procedure with one or more network entities to obtain one or more security credential parameters.
Abstract:
A particular method includes performing a bootstrapped extensible authentication protocol (EAP) re-authentication protocol (ERP) re-authentication at a mobile device after performing an EAP authentication with the access point prior to expiration of a master session key (MSK) associated with the EAP authentication. Another particular method includes performing, at an access point, a bootstrapped ERP re-authentication of a mobile device without interrupting a flow of data packets with respect to the mobile device.
Abstract:
Multiple protocol tunnels (e.g., IPsec tunnels) are deployed to enable an access terminal that is connected to a network to access a local network associated with a femto access point. A first protocol tunnel is established between a security gateway and the femto access point. A second protocol tunnel is then established in either of two ways. In some implementations the second protocol tunnel is established between the access terminal and the security gateway. In other implementations the second protocol tunnel is established between the access terminal and the femto access point, whereby a portion of the tunnel is routed through the first tunnel.